Application Development Group Manager - Senior Vice President

Citi; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 177,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan

Life and disability insurance

Wellness programs

Paid time off

Job summary

Citi in Jersey City, NJ is seeking an Applications Development Group Manager to lead large-scale, global payments software initiatives. This senior role requires exceptional communication across technology and business teams and accountability for delivering scalable solutions within a complex enterprise environment.

You will partner with product, operations and platform teams, allocate work, mentor developers, and ensure compliance with Citi's SDLC and security standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience in payments landscape, delivery and support.
• 8+ years leading globally distributed large teams.
• Strong expertise in Payment Product Processor Implementation.
• Experience in production support management and operational needs.
• Proven track record in innovation, payment strategy and governance.
• PM/communication skills with attention to detail.
• Experience in application production support management.
• Demonstrated people and technical management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical leadership of large scale global software solutions on payments platform.
• Drive integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and improve processes.
• Analyze complex business and system processes to define high-level solutions.
• Provide expertise in applications programming and plan assignments across budgets and projects.
• Apply advanced knowledge of main system flows to achieve technology goals.
• Allocate work and coach developers, analysts, and new team members.
• Negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties.
• Ensure risk-aware decisions and compliance with laws, policy and security controls.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder management

Negotiation

Multi-tasking

Team player

Problem-solving

Analytical skills

Adaptability

Education

Bachelor's or master's in CS/CE or related field

Tools

Java/J2EE

Spring Framework

Hibernate

JPA

JMS/MQ

Unix/Linux/Windows

Containers

ISO 8583/ISO 20022/SWIFT

Multithreading

Job description

The Applications Development Group Manager is a senior level position responsible for establishing and implementing new or revised application systems and programs in coordination with the Technology Team.

The successful candidate will interact with the key stakeholders from product, operations and other teams for handling of application activities & new projects. The candidate will also interact with development Project Manager, the development, testing, and production support teams, as well as other departments within Citigroup (such as the System Administrators, Database Administrators, Data Centre Operations, and Change Control groups) for Payment platforms.

He/she requires exceptional communication skills across both technology and the business and will have a high degree of visibility. The candidate will be a rigorous technical manager with a strong understanding of how to build scalable, enterprise level global applications

The ideal candidate will be dependable and resourceful software professional who can comfortably work in a large development team in a globally distributed, dynamic work environment that fosters diversity, teamwork and collaboration. The ability to work in high-pressured environment is essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical leadership of large scale/complex global software solutions on payments platform
• Lead integration of functions to meet goals, deploy new products, and enhance processes
• Analyse complex business processes, system processes, and industry standards to define and develop solutions to high level problems
• Provide expertise in area of advanced knowledge of applications programming and plan assignments involving large budgets, cross functional project, or multiple projects
• Utilize advanced knowledge of supported main system flows and comprehensive knowledge of multiple areas to achieve technology goals
• Allocate work, and act as an advisor/coach developers, analysts, and new team members
• Influence and negotiate with senior leaders and communicate with external parties
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behaviour, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Technical / Functional Proficiency

• Responsible for providing technical leadership of multiple large scale/complex software solutions, even by extending the existing platform through custom development, customization and integration with in-house solutions and vendor solutions leading to a complete platform that caters to key business requirements.
• Strong experience in working with various Payments schemes, preferably Faster Payments scheme of any country, and Payments messaging formats such as ISO 8583, ISO 20022, and SWIFT etc.
• Experience in building enterprise transaction-based system with focus on recovery, stability, reliability, scalability and performance.
• Responsible for providing technical leadership of multiple large scale/complex global software solutions for payment processor platform
• Conversant with various technologies, experience in transforming legacy systems to new age technologies befitting the needs of business function.
• Strong understanding of object-oriented analysis and design, design patterns, high availability and concurrent programming
• Interpret business strategy and determine innovative technology solutions with the ability to manage and evaluate data and innovation pipeline
• Design, research, develop, analyse and recommend new solutions to enable strategic decision making and go to market process
• Strong knowledge to design payment flows & provides solution.
• Work closely with Program Management and Quality Control teams to deliver quality software to agreed project schedules.
• Compliance with Citi's System Development Lifecycle and Information Security requirements
• Demonstrated excellent software development acumen. Strong experiences in implementation of the following technologies: Java, J2EE, Spring framework, Hibernate, JPA, App Server, JMS / MQ applications
• Experience in building multithreaded applications and troubleshooting complex issues related to it.
• Experience in working multiple OS (Unix, Linux, Win), Containers
• Experience in performance tuning of large technical solutions with significant volumes

Leadership Skills

• Excellent organization skills, attention to detail, and ability to multi-task
• Demonstrated sense of responsibility and capability to deliver quickly
• Requires Strong Stakeholder Management experience on discussion between Business, Solutions, Operations and Application Teams.
• Excellent communication skills. Clearly articulating and documenting technical and functional specifications is a key requirement.
• Proactive problem-solver, Relationship builder and team player
• Negotiation, difficult conversation management and prioritization skills
• Flexibility to handle multiple complex projects and changing priorities
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills
• Good analytical and business skills
• Promotes teamwork and builds strong relationships within and across global teams
• Promotes continuous process improvement especially in code quality, testability & reliability
• Managing time and changing priorities in a dynamic environment
• Ability to provide quick turnaround to software issues and management requests
• Ability to assimilate key issues and concepts and come up to speed quickly
• Ability to push an agenda in a matrix environment through influencing and collaboration

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering or related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of relevant experience working on payments landscape handled technical delivery and support
• 8+ years of experience in leading globally distributed and large teams successfully
• Strong expertise in Payment Product Processor Implementation
• Experience in application run the bank needs and production support management
• Proven track record for innovation, payment strategy and overall technology governance
• Project management, interpersonal, and communication skills, with high attention to minute details.
• Experience in application production support management.
• Demonstrated people and technical management skills

Position is based in Jersey City, NY, Candidate must be located within commuting distance or be willing to relocate to the area.

Job Family Group

Technology

Job Family

Applications Development

Time Type

Full time

Primary Location

Jersey City New Jersey United States

Primary Location Full Time Salary Range

$176,720.00 - $265,080.00

In addition to salary, Citi's offerings may also include, for eligible employees, discretionary and formulaic incentive and retention awards. Citi offers competitive employee benefits, including: medical, dental & vision coverage; 401(k); life, accident, and disability insurance; and wellness programs. Citi also offers paid time off packages, including planned time off (vacation), unplanned time off (sick leave), and paid holidays. For additional information regarding Citi employee benefits, please visit citibenefits.com. Available offerings may vary by jurisdiction, job level, and date of hire.

Anticipated Posting Close Date

Oct 05, 2026

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